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Martin Solly Author & Editor

Martin Solly is Associate Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Turin.

Metaphor and conflict / Métaphore et conflit cover

Metaphor and conflict / Métaphore et conflit

5 contributors - Hardback

£62.95

The Stylistics of Professional Discourse cover

The Stylistics of Professional Discourse

Martin Solly - Hardback

£77.00

The Sociolinguistics of Language Education in International Contexts cover

The Sociolinguistics of Language Education in International Contexts

3 contributors - Paperback

£68.40

Languaging in and across Communities: New Voices, New Identities cover

Languaging in and across Communities: New Voices, New Identities

4 contributors - Paperback

£100.75

Verbal/Visual Narrative Texts in Higher Education cover

Verbal/Visual Narrative Texts in Higher Education

4 contributors - Paperback

£81.80